A Hindered Career

By Beau

Those who know me know that I do a lot of work for the rock band, Hinder.  I’ve been doing work for them off and on since they got together, back in April of 2001. A lot of people have a problem with Hinder, particularly those involved in the music scene in Oklahoma. I’ve never really fully understood this. As most of the guys in the band know, I’m not particularly fond of their genre of music, but they know I appreciate what it is that they do, and that they do it well. There is no denying it.  And I’ll be damned if they don’t have some catchy tunes. They have been great friends to me, and are some of the nicest guys out there. They have been an insanely successful band, and in my opinion, they have earned every last bit of it.  That’s not to say that there aren’t other bands out there that don’t deserve success just as much, but it’s important to know that their success wasn’t just handed to them.

As I mentioned above, I’ve been working with the band since the beginning, contributing to many of their early endeavors, and they’ve remained loyal to me throughout the years.  And it’s in this respect that I find one of the more exciting reasons to be working in video production in this day and age.  My production office is based in Oklahoma City, yet I have been able to create content for Hinder and Universal Music based in New York and California time and time again without having to travel (unless I travel to acquire footage, of course).  There have been little to zero issues working in this way.  I’m able to work on a draft of a project, shoot low res approval versions to the label in an email, and FedEx final copies overnight once approved.

Using this workflow, I’ve been able to produce 16 Webisode shorts, a 30 minute behind the scenes video, and the band’s music video for their recent single “Up All Night” (featured above), all without leaving my office in Oklahoma City.

I’m currently working on a new viral video for the band’s new single that, with a little luck, should be released soon.